What changed with Copilot billing (legacy)

Learn about what changed with billing and what your options are as a Copilot Pro and Copilot Pro+ annual plan subscriber on the legacy billing model.

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Importante

This article only applies to Copilot Pro and Copilot Pro+ subscribers on an existing annual plan who remained on legacy premium request-based billing after June 1, 2026.

What changed with Copilot billing?

GitHub changed how Copilot usage is measured and billed.

Before June 1, 2026, billing was premium request-based: each model interaction cost one premium request unit (PRU), and a multiplier was applied based on which model you used—more powerful models used more premium requests. Model multipliers are a concept specific to this legacy request-based billing model.

As of June 1, 2026, GitHub replaced request-based billing with usage-based billing, where the cost of an interaction depends on two things: the model and the number of tokens consumed. Under usage-based billing, each plan comes with an included allowance of GitHub AI Credits, with the option to set a budget for additional usage. To learn more about usage-based billing, see Facturación basada en el uso para individuos.

What are my options as a Copilot Pro and Copilot Pro+ user on an existing annual plan?

If you're on an existing annual plan for Copilot Pro or Copilot Pro+, you have the option to:

  • Stay on your existing annual plan under premium request-based billing. When your annual plan ends, you'll be automatically downgraded to Copilot gratis.
  • Cancel your plan, receive a prorated refund, and optionally, re-subscribe to the equivalent monthly paid plan once sign ups have been re-enabled.
  • Upgrade to a monthly paid plan and receive prorated credits for the remaining value of the annual plan. For example, if you're on a Copilot Pro annual plan, you can upgrade to a monthly Copilot Pro+ plan.

What happens if I keep my annual plan?

Your existing annual plan will continue to track your Copilot expenditure using premium requests, combined with a model multiplier, until the plan ends. See Model multipliers for annual plans on request-based billing (legacy).

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